How good is it at grounding Indian spices? E.g. cinnamon sticks and cardamoms.
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I don't know. We have only used it for flax seed and peppercorns. While it does a good job grinding flax seed, it takes way too long to grind any amount, such as a tablespoon. It works very well grinding peppercorns. Cardamom may be too big, but I don't know. I hope this helps.
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Coarsely crush your whole spices so they can get pulled into the grinding mechanism, and it will work great!
21373
I use it for a combination if crushed red pepper, dried garlic slices, and sea salt. It works well for that.
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I say yes it is a VERY good pepper mill. Why? My father bought one at least 10 years before he passed away in 1984 and I've used it almost every day since so at 40 years old it's still going strong. Regarding spices I expect it would work quite well as long as the un-ground spice is no larger than the peppercorns.
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Hi, this is the best cinnamon on the market. It is pretty finely ground in the package (unless you buy the stick cinnamon) and blends into baking recipes or as my husband uses it, in his hot tea. For the hot cinnamon tea he just puts the cinnamon in with his tea bag by removing the bags staple, put about 1/8 teaspoon in and re-staple the bag. I've used it to make frosting for cinnamon rolls, yummy...:>))).
1824209
this is only for soft grinding , if you are intending to grind spices then go for Magic Bullet . I bought this one but returned and bought Magic Bullet from COSTCO
1658609
That is exactly why I bought this grinder. I wanted to grind my own spices. I would not get them any more ground then about the size of half a mustard seed. Then it stopped working.
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I do not believe it is fine enough for ground nuts. However, when time permits, I anticipate trying almond milk myself and will keep you in mind.
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I use it for logs like mini meat loafs and summer sausage seasoning, as well as drying for jerky. I feel that if the meat is thin sliced and the spice and cure is made into a concentrated liquid marinade with some water and marinated for a few hours, I expect it would work good. I like using ground meat as there is considerably less strain on the teeth, but ground still provides firm strips when dried.
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I am afraid this would not answer your needs. Although the mesh is fine, it is not fine enough for spices. I just tried putting in Chia Tea myself and it shifts out the finer parts of the tea.
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For most spices and such I prefer a small electric coffee / spice grinder. The exception to this is when I grind Saigon cinnamon bark. I definitely NEED to use this first, going through at least two stages of grinding to work the cinnamon down more efficiently. Since I've started using this, I have totally stopped buying ground cinnamon at the grocery store. The difference is amazing!
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Well, I haven't tried anything else but spices with properties similar to that of pepper could be ground, I would imagine.Since I use pepper quite often and anyways, emptying and refilling the mill every now and then with a different spice would end up being more time consuming than using a mortar & pestle.
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It's the best grinder I have ever owned. I never used it for rice but have ground allspice which is quite hard. One key thing to note is that you need to pulse with it instead of steady grind.
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I'd say that this could be used for salt (or pretty much any other spice). In case you consider it a better option (to complete the set), Olde Thompson has a matching salt grinder, I searched for "Olde Thompson Bavaria Salt Mill" and it's the first search result (3823-00 5 1/2" Bavaria Salt Mill). I have both of them and they have worked quite well so far.
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I've used it extensively as a kadhai for Indian cooking and it works wonderfully for that, though I haven't tried it for deep-frying.
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Yes and no.If the pieces of cinnamon are less than 1/4 inch across, it should be able to grind the bark just fine. If the bark is broken into smaller pieces, I don't know why the mill would not work just fine. While I have 3 of these adjustable mills, I have not tried anything larger than coarse, Himalayan Salt or pepper corns. Coriander and maybe all spice should work, but the all spice MIGHT be a bit large.I hope this was helpful.
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The seeds spices would be fine. The cinnamon sticks, probably not. First of all, the length of the fill flap (the clear plastic section seen in the picture) isn't big enough to accommodate the length of the cinnamon stick. Also, I am not sure that the diameter of the sticks would fit into.the bottom of the grinding mechanism. I wouldn't hesitate to put anything the size of peppercorns or smaller through it, though.
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I got it to grind cardamom seeds. From other reviews I read before buying this one, this one seem to do the best with such seeds and at a reasonable price.
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This hood has worked pretty well when I used it in the context of Indian food. Indian food is comparable to Thai in terms of spice levels. You need to ensure you have it connected to an external vent though.